Rickie Johnson at his business - R.J. Leather Shop -- in Leesville. He spent 25 years behind bars for an aggravated rape he did not commit.

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Surviving Louisiana State Penitentiary - also known as Angola - means more than just coming out alive. Serving a societal debt there changes a man - even an innocent man.

"I just did the time," said Rickie Johnson, now exonerated and free. "I had to keep my sanity. I had to keep from getting killed and I had to keep from killing. I had to do some things I can't talk about and won't ever talk about. I had to get my respect." ...